Ballot Type: Human
Submitted: Aug. 17, 2017, 1:11 p.m.
Overall Rationale: First poll of mine will be human. Rest will all be computer formulas to show I am no better than Mark May sitting behind a desk at ESPN.Personal philosophy: If you are upset over a preseason poll, just think that it's like "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" where everything is made up and the points don't matter. Just like the grading at the University of North Carolina.So, I am putting a fun fact about each school that is ranked.
Rank | Team | Reason |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | The University of Alabama has a men and women's wheelchair basketball program. This program is one of four in the country. |
2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | In 1926, the student body of this school elected a cow to be its homecoming queen. |
3 | Washington Huskies | After seeing couples "spooning" one evening, then UW president Matthew Lyle Spencer banned kissing on campus. |
4 | Florida State Seminoles | In 1883 the school received a State charter to become the "Florida University" later changed to the "University of Florida". The main campus was located where FSU is today. The school had a college of medicine. FSU kept the title "University of Florida" until 1903. For some reason the name was never embraced and seldom used. |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | Women had their own set of rules to abide by at UGA between 1918 and 1967 where they weren't allowed to stay out past 11 pm, could not visit men's apartments and could not leave their dorms with curlers in their hair. |
6 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Professional golfer Rickie Fowler wears the school's main color on Sundays during tournament play. |
7 | Clemson Tigers | Clemson University was an all-male school until 1955. |
8 | Penn State Nittany Lions | Penn State's original school colors were pink and black. |
9 | Stanford Cardinal | At Stanford, there are more bikes on campus than there are registered students. |
10 | Oklahoma Sooners | OU features one of the largest university-based natural history museums and home to a pentaceratops skull that is over 10 feet high. |
11 | Miami Hurricanes | The jabroni beating, pie eating, trail blazing, eyebrow raising People's Champ, THE ROCK! aka Dwayne Johnson graduated with a Bachelor's in criminology and physiology. |
12 | TCU Horned Frogs | TCU was actually in Waco (where Baylor University is located) from 1895 to 1910, but they moved back to Fort Worth after a fire from unknown origins destroyed the main administration building. |
13 | Michigan Wolverines | There is an archway on campus that some people believe if you kiss underneath it at exactly midnight, it will ensure that the couple gets married. |
14 | USC Trojans | When USC first opened, students were not allowed to leave town without the knowledge and consent of the university president. |
15 | Auburn Tigers | One of the eagles that flies around Jordan-Hare flew to a luxury box window because it was trying to eat the cat of a rich donor. |
16 | USF Bulls | The USF School of Music has the honor and prestige of being named of being named an All Steinway School, one of just over 100 in the world, which means that every piano on campus is a Steinway. |
17 | BYU Cougars | Brigham Young founded both BYU and the University of Utah, which would cause a "sibling rivalry" of sorts. |
18 | Wisconsin Badgers | Camp Randall Stadium was used as a training ground during the Civil War. |
19 | West Virginia Mountaineers | The WVU rifle team has won 17 NCAA national championships. (Take that Bama!) |
20 | Boise State Broncos | The first part of the university's name, Boise, is actually pronounced "Boy-see", not "Boy-zee." |
21 | Virginia Tech Hokies | Virginia Tech is ranked in the Top 10, according to Princeton Review, for best on campus food. |
22 | Washington State Cougars | Wazzu has a Bear program that houses 10 adult grizzly bears for research which includes a 2 acre exercise yard. |
23 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | Country music star Eric Church graduated from App State in with a Bachelor's in Marketing |
24 | Florida Gators | The sports drink, Gatorade, was formulated in 1965 at the school's college of medicine by a team of scientists. |
25 | Texas Longhorns | The Hook 'em Horns hand signal was introduced at 1955 during a pep rally, by head cheerleader at the time Harley Clark Jr. The hand signal was later recognized as Top College Hand Signal by Sports Illustrated. |
Teams Ranked:
Rank | Team | Unusualness |
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1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0.00 |
2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0.00 |
3 | Washington Huskies | 0.61 |
4 | Florida State Seminoles | 0.00 |
5 | Georgia Bulldogs | 2.31 |
6 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0.42 |
7 | Clemson Tigers | 0.00 |
8 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0.00 |
9 | Stanford Cardinal | 0.57 |
10 | Oklahoma Sooners | -0.06 |
11 | Miami Hurricanes | 1.15 |
12 | TCU Horned Frogs | 5.04 |
13 | Michigan Wolverines | 0.00 |
14 | USC Trojans | -1.87 |
15 | Auburn Tigers | 0.00 |
16 | USF Bulls | 0.62 |
17 | BYU Cougars | 8.12 |
18 | Wisconsin Badgers | -1.56 |
19 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 0.00 |
20 | Boise State Broncos | 3.47 |
21 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 0.00 |
22 | Washington State Cougars | 0.00 |
23 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 2.15 |
24 | Florida Gators | -1.41 |
25 | Texas Longhorns | 0.00 |
Omissions:
Team | Unusualness |
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LSU Tigers | 2.00 |
Louisville Cardinals | 1.77 |
Kansas State Wildcats | 0.54 |
Utah Utes | 0.03 |
Total Score: 33.71